West Beach Street, Biloxi, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the view of West Beach Street in Biloxi, Mississippi. Trees and houses are depicted on the left side of the street and a green patch of lant and the Gulf of Mexico is depicted on the right. The Biloxi Lighthouse can be seen in the far distance to the right. The title of the card is printed along the bottom of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Mrs. George Cooper in South St. Louis, Missouri. The card is postmarked Biloxi, Miss., December 10, 1908 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner of the card. An inscription is written upside down on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

We arrived here Tues. Evening at six. Carlos met us in Mobile and came over with us. This is a beautiful city and the weather is simply fine. Wish you were all with us for I know you would enjoy it.Bernard was at the Station and said he was [?] to see you real soon.

Publication Date

1908

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Streets

Keywords

Coastal Streets; Beach Street, Biloxi, Mississippi

Geographic Location

Biloxi, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-12-10_Postcard-West-Beach-Street_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 3, Box 3: Mississippi Coastal Region

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Recommended Citation

West Beach Street, Biloxi, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University